2003 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships
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The 2003 Delray Beach International Tennis Championships was a tennis
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
at the Delray Beach Tennis Center
in Delray Beach, Florida
in the United States
and was part of the International Series
of the 2003 ATP Tour
. The tournament ran from March 3 through March 9, 2003.
defeated Mardy Fish
6–0, 7–6(5)
/ Nenad Zimonjić
defeated Raemon Sluiter
/ Martin Verkerk
7–5, 3–6, 7–;5
Tennis
Tennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
tournament played on outdoor hard courts
Hardcourt
Hardcourt or hard court describes a form of surface or floor on which a sport is played. It may refer to an indoor court made from a wood, or more specifically hardwood such as maple, as in basketball or indoor soccer. Alternatively, it may refer to outdoor materials such as asphalt, shale, or clay...
at the Delray Beach Tennis Center
Delray Beach Tennis Center
Delray Beach Tennis Center is a tennis center in Delray Beach, Florida. Built in 1992, it currently holds 8,200 spectators.It has hosted Fed Cup and Davis Cup matches....
in Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach, Florida
Delray Beach is a city in Palm Beach County, Florida, USA. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 60,020. As of 2004, the population estimated by the U.S...
in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and was part of the International Series
ATP International Series
The International Series was a series of professional tennis tournaments held internationally as part of the ATP Tour until 2008....
of the 2003 ATP Tour
2003 ATP Tour
The ATP Tour is the elite tour for professional tennis organised by the ATP. The ATP Tour includes the four Grand Slam tournaments, the Tennis Masters Cup, the ATP Masters Series, the International Series Gold and the International Series tournaments.- January :...
. The tournament ran from March 3 through March 9, 2003.
Men's Singles
Jan-Michael GambillJan-Michael Gambill
Jan-Michael Charles Gambill is an American tennis player who made his professional debut in 1996. His highest singles ranking to date is World No. 14, which he first reached on June 18, 2001...
defeated Mardy Fish
Mardy Fish
Mardy Simpson Fish is an American professional tennis player, and Olympic silver medalist. He is a hardcourt specialist...
6–0, 7–6(5)
- It was Gambill's 1st title of the year and the 7th of his career.
Men's Doubles
Leander PaesLeander Paes
Leander Adrian Paes, pronounced pās, is an Indian professional tennis player who currently features in the doubles events in the ATP tour and the Davis Cup tournament...
/ Nenad Zimonjić
Nenad Zimonjic
Nenad Zimonjić is a professional Serbian tennis player who is currently ranked World No. 3 in men's doubles. He is the second tennis doubles player from Serbia to hold the World No.1, after Slobodan Živojinović.-Career:...
defeated Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter
Raemon Sluiter is a professional male tennis player from the Netherlands. His career-high Association of Tennis Professionals Entry ranking is Number 46...
/ Martin Verkerk
Martin Verkerk
Martin Willem Verkerk is a retired Dutch tennis player. As a relatively unknown player, he had a brilliant run at the French Open in 2003, reaching the final before losing to Spaniard Juan Carlos Ferrero...
7–5, 3–6, 7–;5
- It was Paes's 2nd title of the year and the 28th of his career. It was Zimonjić's 1st title of the year and the 6th of his career.